The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 364

LON BOYLE.

Lon Boyle, one of the leading attorneys of Prosser, has not only a large
practice but has also participated in the public life of his district, having
served in official positions. He was born in McGregor, Iowa, November 7, 1882,
his parents being Lon and Isabel (Reid) Boyle, the former of whom devoted most
of his business career to bridge construction but is now living retired.

Mr. Boyle of this review was reared and educated in McGregor, Iowa, and after
due preparation entered the law department of the university of Wisconsin at
Madison, from which he was graduated with the class of 1905. Removing the next
year to Washington, he located in Prosser and here he has since practiced. He is
a resourceful and forceful lawyer of considerable ability and is well versed in
the intricacies of the law. He ably presents his causes before court and jury
and without difficulty recites precedents. A great many important cases have
been given into his care and as he has been successful in most of them his
practice has increased as the years have passed. He has served as city attorney
of Prosser and has held the office of prosecuting attorney for one term. He is a
member of the Benton County and Washington State Bar Associations.

On June 7, 1911, Mr. Boyle was united in marriage to Miss Madge Shelby, of lowa,
and they have two daughters, Alice and Barbara. The family occupy an enviable
position in the social life of Prosser and their cheerful, hospitable home is
ever open to their many friends. Their personality fits into the intellectual
life of their city and they delight in mingling with those gatherings which are
held for the purpose of culture and improvement along various lines.

In his political views Mr. Boyle is a republican and he has taken an active part
in the work of the organization although he is not a politician in the
ordinarily accepted sense of the word. Fraternally he is a Mason and stands high
in the order, being a member of Euclid Lodge No. 125, F. & A. M., of which he is
a past master, and Prosser Chapter, No. 83, R. A. M., of which he is a past high
priest. The beneficent purposes underlying this organization he practices in
his everyday life and is ever ready to extend a helping hand to a brother in
distress.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.